diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/SegmentRoutingManager.java b/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/SegmentRoutingManager.java
index b7167c8..9ace6b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/SegmentRoutingManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/SegmentRoutingManager.java
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@
 
     private void processLinkRemoved(Link link) {
         log.debug("A link {} was removed", link.toString());
+        DefaultGroupHandler groupHandler = groupHandlerMap.get(link.src().deviceId());
+        if (groupHandler != null) {
+            groupHandler.portDown(link.src().port());
+        }
         defaultRoutingHandler.populateRoutingRulesForLinkStatusChange(link);
     }